Protected areas slow down tropical rainforest disturbance in the Leuser Ecosystem, Indonesia

Tropical rainforest ecosystems that function as biodiversity pools had been undermined because of anthropogenic activities. Research has shown that protected areas (PAs) have become the first safeguard for biodiversity. However, how to measure the effectiveness of PAs remains unclear. We present spa...

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Published in:Journal of land use science 2022, Vol.17 (1), p.454-470
Main Authors: Condro, Aryo Adhi, Prasetyo, Lilik Budi, Rushayati, Siti Badriyah, Santikayasa, I Putu, Iskandar, Entang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropogenic factors
Biodiversity
Conservation
Deforestation
Ecosystems
Effectiveness
Intensity analysis
land change
Land cover
Land use
Leuser Ecosystem
Machine learning
Protected areas
Rainforests
Remote sensing
statistical matching
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Summary:Tropical rainforest ecosystems that function as biodiversity pools had been undermined because of anthropogenic activities. Research has shown that protected areas (PAs) have become the first safeguard for biodiversity. However, how to measure the effectiveness of PAs remains unclear. We present spatiotemporal changes within the PAs and non-PAs in the Leuser Ecosystem, which is one of the significant global landscapes, using intensity analysis during two time periods and propensity score matching to investigate the effectiveness of PAs. We classified land cover using machine learning based on remotely sensed data. Our results revealed the effectiveness of PAs compared with non-PAs. The new conservation intervention after 2008 resulted in the deacceleration of deforestation from 2000-2010 to 2010-2020. In addition, PAs can reduce deforestation two times more effectively than non-PAs. Therefore, PAs and good governance within the Leuser Ecosystem are crucial in maintaining the natural ecosystem to address global conservation targets.
ISSN:1747-423X
1747-4248
DOI:10.1080/1747423X.2022.2115571